Federal government provides $1.3 million to Alberta Innovates for programs supporting SMBs amid COVID-19
Alberta Innovates is receiving a cumulative $1.3 million investment from the federal governmentâs Western Economic Development…
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Lendesk acquires mortgage origination platform Finmo
Vancouver-based FinTech startup Lendesk has acquired Calgary-based Finmo Financial Technologies, which offers a mortgage origination…
Silicon Valley Bank expands to Vancouver with new Western Canada lead
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a United States-based commercial bank that helps fund tech startups, has put boots on the ground…
Faire raises $170 million USD Series E, looks to grow Kitchener-Waterloo office
Faire, a wholesale marketplace startup based in Kitchener-Waterloo and San Francisco, has raised a $170 million USD Series…
BBTV closes IPO, completes buyout of RTLâs interest in company
BBTV Holdings, the holding company behind Vancouver-based media and technology company BroadbandTV, announced Wednesday morning…
With advisory board in place, OneElevenâs new MD shares plan to rebuild the Toronto innovation hub
With new leadership and familiar advisors, Toronto innovation hub OneEleven has re-launched. Shuttered following the onset…
Canvass Analytics raises $8.5 million CAD as it gears up for “aggressive” global expansion
Toronto-based Canvass Analytics, which offers artificial intelligence-enabled industrial software, has raised an $8.5 million…
Nudge.ai co-founder Paul Teshima joins Wealthsimple as chief client experience officer
Toronto-based FinTech startup Wealthsimple has tapped Paul Teshima, the co-founder and former CEO of another notable Canadian…
Today in funding: MESH/Diversity, Sollum Technologies, Heirlume, Nyoka
A number of Canadian startups have announced fresh funding to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised how…
Shopify pens commerce deal with TikTok
Shopify and TikTok have signed a deal that is set to make it easier for merchants to advertised and sell products on the video-sharing…
Montreal startup NorthStar begins construction of satellites to monitor debris in space
NorthStar Earth and Space, a Montreal-based startup that has developed an earth and space monitoring platform, has begun the…
Alberta opens immigration stream to promote tech startup creation
Albertaâs government has launched one of its previously-announced immigration streams aimed at promoting entrepreneurship…
Women at venture capital firms still vastly underrepresented according to new report
Despite the growth of women-led venture funds over the last five years, women partners are still vastly underrepresented compared…
CEBA now open to businesses that were using personal banking accounts before March 1
The federal government has revealed that the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) is now available to businesses that did…
Startup Calgary reveals 15 companies participating in virtual Launch Party
Startup Calgary is holding the 11th annual Launch Party virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fifteen of the cityâs…